Not to mention that Blair became PM at about the easiest time during the entire 20th century. Starmer will have a much harder job in a much more dangerous and unpredictable world. (View Post)

Mortgage rates were kept historically, perhaps artificially, low for nearly fifteen years by ZIRP. With higher house prices being an inevitable consequence with all the damage that has brought to the… (View Post)

How much has the value of the house increased by since the £500k mortgage was taken out ? Ultimately those house price rises have consequences. (View Post)

Freezing tax allowances is the absence of a tax cut rather than a tax increase. (View Post)

Extra tax on property can be levied in various ways: Council tax - especially if more bands are added at the top end Stamp duty on sales Inheritance tax Capital gains tax on multiple ownership The di… (View Post)